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BCMay 01, 2023

Province supports sustainable accessible taxi services

More people with accessibility challenges across the province will soon have better access to wheelchair accessible taxis, reducing wait times, and allow them get around their communities with ease.Since its launch in January this year, the Province has provided $2.6 million in grants to 51 taxi companies through its Passenger Transportation Accessibility Program Maintenance Rebate.This funding is helping reduce the financial impacts of necessary maintenance work on nearly 400 wheelchair-accessible taxis."Reducing the costs of maintaining wheelchair-accessible taxis will keep existing vehicles
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BCApr 28, 2023

181 fallen B.C. workers remembered on Day of Mourning

Nearly three dozen National Day of Morning ceremonies will be held across B.C. today. This day of mourning is marked for workers who have lost their lives due to work-related injuries or illnesses. It is worth mentioning that in B.C., 181 people died from work-related incidents or occupational diseases last year, which is a 12 percent increase from 161 deaths in 2021. Among them, 5 workers were young. WorkSafeBC had the highest number of work-related fatalities registered in the construction sector with 48 claims in 2022, followed by 25 cases of transportation and related services. Premier Dav
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BCApr 21, 2023

First Nations in B.C. died at a much higher rate from toxic drugs: Health authority

The chief medical officer of British Columbia's First Nations Health Authority says the toxic drug crisis in 2022 was the most devastating year so far for Indigenous people, their families, and communities.Dr. Nel Wieman says First Nations people are disproportionately dying from illicit drugs in B.C. and the gap continues to widen.First Nations people represent 3.3 per cent of B.C.'s population, but the health authority says 16.4 per cent of those who died from overdoses last year were Indigenous.Wieman says First Nations woman were particularly affected, with a death rate that was double tha
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CanadaApr 21, 2023

Former industry minister takes job at Rogers two years after leaving office

Former Liberal industry minister Navdeep Bains is joining Rogers as the company's new chief corporate affairs officer.Rogers announced several new appointments to its executive leadership team on Thursday, including Bains and a former Shaw executive.Bains served in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet as industry minister from 2015 until early 2021, and chose to not run for re-election that year.The industry minister is responsible for overseeing the country's national industrial strategy, including regulating national sectors such as telecommunications.Bains joined CIBC as a vice chair of
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CanadaApr 21, 2023

Trudeau to travel to New York for next week's star-studded Global Citizen summit

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to head to New York next week for an international summit championing sustainable development and human rights.Summit host Global Citizen bills the event as a forum to address some of the most urgent challenges facing humanity and the planet.The Prime Minister's Office says Trudeau will champion women's rights when he joins other world leaders, artists and musicians at the event April 27-28.Other scheduled attendees include French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and Mia Mottley, the prime minister of Barbados.Tr
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BCApr 20, 2023

B.C. stores broke privacy laws on facial ID technology, privacy commissioner says

Privacy commissioner Michael McEvoy says 12 Canadian Tire stores around B.C. used facial recognition without telling customers, and violating the province's Personal Information Protection Act.The information is contained in McEvoy's latest report which shows the stores used facial recognition technology between 2018 and 2021 but removed the systems as soon as they learned four of the outlets were under investigation. Facial recognition technology captures highly sensitive biometric information that maps the precise and unique mathematical rendering of a human face and McEvoy finds the stores
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CanadaApr 20, 2023

Minister's sister-in-law steps down as ethics watchdog after committee launches probe

The sister-in-law of a Liberal cabinet minister has stepped down as the interim ethics commissioner a day after a House of Commons committee agreed to investigate her appointment.Martine Richard, who has worked in the commissioner's office as a lawyer since 2013, took over the top job last month for a six-month stint.Richard is the sister-in-law of Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, who was found to have breached conflict-of-interest rules in 2018 for approving a lucrative fishing licence for a family member while he was fisheries minister.A statement from the office of the co
b-c-enacts-regulation-to-ensure-protection-of-ozempic-supply-for-diabetes-patients
BCApr 19, 2023

B.C. enacts regulation to ensure protection of Ozempic supply for diabetes patients

British Columbia is bringing in a new regulation immediately to ensure diabetes patients don't face a shortage of the drug Ozempic, touted by celebrities for its weight loss side effects.Health Minister Adrian Dix says the change will ensure patients in B.C. and Canada needing Ozempic to treat their Type 2 diabetes will continue to have access to that drug and others that may require it in the future.Dix says the regulation will help prevent online or mail-order sales of Ozempic to people who do not live in Canada and who are not in B.C. to make a purchase.The new regulation comes after the di
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CanadaApr 19, 2023

Over 155,000 federal workers now on strike; here are the services that may be affected

Over 155,000 public service workers are going on strike, the Public Service Agency of Canada (PSAC) announced Tuesday night, after the union failed to reach an agreement with the federal government.With 39,000 Canada Revenue Agency employees, other 120,000 PSAC members include cleaners and cooks on military bases, clerks and maintenance workers, tradespeople, Coast Guard search and rescue teams, teachers, firefighters and workers who process employment insurance, passport applications and immigration documents.Canada Revenue Agency says the strike will mean certain services will be delayed or

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BCJul 16, 2025

B.C. fast-tracks recruitment of international doctors as U.S. campaign delivers results

In just two months, B.C. has received almost 780 job applications from qualified health professionals across the United States, reflecting strong momentum from the Province’s co-ordinated U.S. recruitment campaign. Building on this success, new strategies are underway to further attract internationally trained doctors. “When we began recruiting in the U.S. in March, we were confident it would yield strong results, and this success confirms that British Columbia’s universal health-care system and vibrant communities continue to stand out,” said Josie Osborne, Minister of Health. “With
CanadaJul 16, 2025

Surrey: Two international students get three year sentences and deportation in pedestrian dragging case

International students Gaganpreet Singh and Jagdeep Singh have been sentenced to three years in prison and deportation after being convicted of a horrific hit-and-run incident in Surrey last year. During the hearing, it was revealed that they deliberately dragged a pedestrian for 1.3 kilometres after hitting him and then leaving his body on the road before fleeing. The pair were in a Ford Mustang, which Gaganpreet was driving and Jagdeep Singh was a passenger. Surrey RCMP responded to a report of a pedestrian being hit in the 13400-block of 105 Avenue around 1:45 a.m. on January 27, 2024. Ga
BCJul 16, 2025

Fire in Chilliwack, B.C., destroys businesses and apartments

Every firehall in Chilliwack, B.C., was involved in fighting a destructive blaze in the centre of the city. A statement from the fire department says crews encountered heavy, black smoke as they went to the scene at about 12:30 Wednesday morning. The fire was in a mixed-use building with apartments over commercial space. The statement says three dozen crew members were involved and they at first tried to fight the fire from inside, but were forced to withdraw and take a defensive strategy to gain control of the blaze. There were no reported injuries to either residents or firefighters, althoug
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BCJul 16, 2025

48-year-old Abbotsford surveyor dies after being hit by vehicle

A 48-year-old surveyor from Abbotsford was killed on July 15, after being struck by a vehicle while on the job. The incident occurred on Tuesday just after 1 pm, while the victim was working on Sylvester Road near Dale Road in Hatzic, just east of Mission. A dump truck travelling northbound on Sylvester Road struck the man, who died at the scene. Sylvester Road was closed for a prolonged period while officers from the Mission RCMP, the Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Enforcement unit, and WorkSafe BC investigated the matter. The survey
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BCJul 16, 2025

Nanaimo RCMP investigating an arson incident

On July 12, 2025, at approximately midnight, in the 600 block of Kennedy Street in Nanaimo, an unknown male set fire to a cedar planter box on a porch. The homeowner saw the flames, ran outside to douse the fire and called 911. Nanaimo Fire and Rescue responded and prevented any damage to the exterior of the home. A neighbour’s surveillance camera captured the fire and a possible male suspect. Police are requesting that residents in the 600 block of Kennedy review their surveillance cameras and dashcams for any images of a male wearing: a light-coloured shirt, dark knee-length shorts, da